StreamLive ProIs StreamLive Pro Studio free? Yes, and what the platform adds
Is StreamLive Pro Studio free? Yes: free, professional streaming software. A StreamLive Pro account adds the platform: AI Shorts, scheduling and managed lives.
Short answer: yes. StreamLive Pro Studio, the desktop app for Windows and Mac, is free software: everything you need to produce, record and go live is free. A StreamLive Pro account adds the platform: AI Shorts, scheduling, managed lives through your connected networks, and comments, with a 7-day free trial. It is not released yet: version 0.5.0 is a test version, so nobody can download it today.
Status today
- Not downloadable. There is no public download link and no release date. The /desktop?lang=en page says "coming soon".
- In testing. A preview build is tested on Windows and Mac. What works in it and what is still missing is listed in StreamLive Pro Studio: the facts about the desktop app for Mac and Windows.
- What you can use now: the web studio in your browser, on a Mac or a PC, with the 7-day trial or a plan. See /browser-studio?lang=en.
What is free, and what the platform adds
| In the desktop app | Cost | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Switching cameras (Preview, Program, Take, transitions) | Free | Runs on your computer |
| Overlays, titles, lower thirds, green screen | Free | Runs on your computer |
| Audio mixer and noise suppression | Free | Runs on your computer |
| Recording the program and every camera as separate files | Free | Saved to your own disk |
| PTZ control, NDI sources, capture cards and webcams | Free | Runs on your computer |
| Simple, Studio, Broadcast and Gamer modes | Free | Runs on your computer |
| Going live to several networks at once with your own stream keys or custom RTMP and SRT outputs (each its own upload) | Free | Your computer sends it directly |
| A phone as a camera | Through your StreamLive Pro account | Runs through our cloud |
| Managed lives through your connected networks (one upload, our servers send it to each network) | StreamLive Pro platform: subscription or 7-day free trial | Runs on our servers |
| AI Shorts, scheduling, comments, captions, translation and publishing | StreamLive Pro platform: subscription or 7-day free trial | Run on our servers |
The Studio is free. A StreamLive Pro account adds the platform: AI Shorts, scheduling, managed lives through your connected networks, and comments, with a 7-day free trial.
Why it is split this way
Local production uses your computer's processor, graphics card and disk. Nothing passes through us, so there is nothing to charge for. Managed lives through your connected networks are different: your computer uploads one stream and our servers send it to each network, and Shorts and translation run on our servers. Those are part of the StreamLive Pro platform, a subscription with a 7-day free trial, as on the web.
How this compares with other studio apps on cost
OBS Studio is free and open source, and it has no cloud side of its own: to reach several networks you add plugins, and each destination is another upload from your connection (obsproject.com, checked 4 November 2026). vMix is a paid Windows app (vmix.com, checked 4 November 2026). StreamLive Pro Studio is a free OBS alternative with a cloud side: production, recording and going live to several networks at once with your own stream keys cost nothing, and a StreamLive Pro account adds the platform, such as AI Shorts and sending one upload to many networks. If you produce, record and stream with your own stream keys, you do not need a plan for the app.
Planned system requirements
- Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit, with a DirectX 12 graphics card.
- macOS 13 or later. Testing so far is on Apple silicon.
These may change before release.
Until it is released
- Use the browser studio for multistreaming, guests, a phone as a camera and Shorts: /browser-studio?lang=en.
- Keep OBS or vMix if you already use them, and send their output to StreamLive Pro over RTMP or SRT (on a paid plan): Streaming from OBS or vMix with RTMP.
- For a side-by-side view of the options, read Browser studio, OBS or a desktop app: which to stream from.
Related pages
- StreamLive Pro Studio: the facts about the desktop app for Mac and Windows
- StreamLive Pro Studio vs OBS Studio: an honest comparison (October 2026)
- StreamLive Pro Studio vs vMix: an honest comparison (October 2026)
- Which plan fits: Creator, Pro or Studio
Frequently asked questions
Can I download StreamLive Pro Studio today?
No. It is not released and there is no public download link or date. When it is released, the download will be on streamlivepro.io after a free sign-up with Google or email.
Is StreamLive Pro Studio free?
Yes. StreamLive Pro Studio is free, professional streaming software, and everything in it works for free: switching, overlays, titles, green screen, the mixer, recording, PTZ, NDI and going live to several networks at once with your own stream keys. A StreamLive Pro account adds the platform: AI Shorts, scheduling, managed lives through your connected networks, and comments, with a 7-day free trial. It is not downloadable yet: version 0.5.0 is in testing.
Is there a free plan for the cloud features?
No. There is a 7-day trial with no card, and then the Creator, Pro and Studio plans. The trial does not become paid by itself.
Does the desktop app stop being free at some point?
No. The Studio is free. A StreamLive Pro account adds the platform: AI Shorts, scheduling, managed lives through your connected networks, and comments, with a 7-day free trial.
What does a StreamLive Pro account add?
The StreamLive Pro platform: AI Shorts cut from your lives, scheduling of lives and posts, managed lives through your connected networks (one upload, our servers send it to each network), comments on what you published, analytics and publishing. The account also connects the Studio to cloud features such as the phone as a camera. The platform is a subscription with a 7-day free trial and no card; everything in the Studio itself works for free without it.
Will it run on an Intel Mac?
The plan is macOS 13 or later. Testing so far is on Apple silicon Macs, so we cannot yet say how it runs on Intel Macs.
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